Policy Analysis of Covid-19 Pandemic Handling in the District of Selayar Islands

The World Health Organization (WHO) designated Covid-19 as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Therefore, it is not surprising that government leaders in many countries are struggling to get out of the covid-19 outbreak with their respective approaches. The purpose of this study was to analyze the implementation of Selayar Islands Regency government policies in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. This study uses a qualitative approach with descriptive analysis method with the selection of informants by purposive sampling. The research variable uses the theory of Marsh & Smith (2000) which develops a dialectical model that aims to explain further about the role of actors, actor relations, and their interests in the policy formulation process. The handling of the covid-19 pandemic. The results show that the attitude of the local government in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic case in the Selayar Islands Regency is very serious, this is evidenced by the rapid response in handling Covid-19 cases starting from the emergence of the first case until the time this research was carried out. . Coordination between stakeholders in handling the COVID-19 pandemic in the Selayar Islands district has generally been going well, although it can't be said to be optimal. The behavior of the people of the Selayar Islands district in the application of health protocols in general is high enough to prevent the spread of covid-19 in the Selayar Islands Regency, however, there are still a small number of people in the Selayar Islands district who still do not believe in this pandemic.